The #1 cannot-grow-a business-without missing piece in people's business is the proper mindset. Get my top ten mindset hacks in episode 100 of Business Fabulous.

“ I think sometimes when we are more realistic about our accomplishments...

It's a lot easier to reach those goals.. ”

-Bonnie L. Frank 

I am celebrating my 100th episode with a topic that is THE most important factor for your business--mindset. In today’s episode, I discuss mindset hacks that I use and have used over the past seven years, both personally and professionally.

All of these strategies are completely free and you can try them anytime. As entrepreneurs, we often work alone on our business and it can be very difficult to keep going--especially after setbacks. Having a business mindset is crucial to growing your online business. 

Show Notes
In this episode, I discuss the most important thing that your business needs for long term success.

Why meditation or stillness helps your...

If you're open to them, business lessons are all around you, every single day, and they're yours to grab and take hold of as you move through life.

“ I think as you are surrounded by other people, whether they're business people or not, you can learn a lot about people and success by watching them. By watching how they go through life. By watching how they act and interact and react. We learn the most about people when they are in adverse situations.”

-Bonnie L. Frank 

Today's episode is about business mindset and how to see business lessons in everyday life. If you are trying to grow your digital marketing business, online business or coaching business this is the episode for you. I share various lessons I’ve learned growing my coaching business over the last seven years. I share some bad advice from business coaches about when to hire a virtual assistant. I share lessons from watching a child with her grandfather. I also share my observations of an online...

Why do people actually start businesses? Being an entrepreneur isn't an easy gig. Most people never try and fewer actually succeed; however, it's totally possible and there is no ceiling to anything you can accomplish. I made the decision to start from scratch at 49 yers old with no training, money or support.

“Because every entrepreneur knows it's not a straight line to success”

-Bonnie L. Frank 

Today's episode  is not just for entrepreneurs starting a business but but for any business owner who wants to reach their business goals. This episode shares what you need to do in order to keep going when times get tough. Every entrepreneur knows there's no straight line to  success in business. Simon Sinek in his book Start with Why shares that your business mindset and your WHY is the biggest indicator of success. Whether you are starting an online business,  a coaching business or any kind of business where you are the decision maker, your WHY is...

The number one reason your business is not growing as fast as you'd like is very likely YOU.

In this episode:

• You are 100% in control of your mindset and your mindset keeps evolving as you do.
• Carol Dweck wrote a great book called Mindset that provides valuable info. and is a fast read. Businesses and schools often read this for their teams.
• Consumer Mindset vs Producer Mindset is a major issue for entrepreneurs and is fully explained in the episode.
• Your mindset will get in the way of your business success if you let it!
• How do you react to a need int he marketplace?
• The limitations that exist are truly only the ones you place on yourself, no other limitations exist in business.
• Keep a pulse on your competition.
• I refer to JV Partnerships in this episode. The previous episode is on JV Partnerships.
• The number one thing that will make or break your business is your mindset.

Are you on Clubhouse? If you are and you'd like to learn more about growing your business there,...

You really are 100% capable of designing the fabulous business and life you desire! Find out how to achieve this in episode 63 of Business Fabulous. 

In this week's episode:

• I knew I wanted to have my own podcast for six years.
• Why most podcasters never make any money...
• The development (and vision) of the Business Fabulous business and brand
• How you've got to start with a plan: Set your intentions, write down your goals, type out what you want for your future fabulous business and life.
• Set yourself up for success: mind, body, spirit, environment, etc. (Examples in the episode)
• Once you decide what you want, you must follow through with actions that move yourself forward toward achieving your goals.
• Don't expect perfection. (In this episode I mention why my very first podcast episode sounds like I'm in a sardine can)
• Don't let your negative thoughts, negative mindset stop you!
• Course-correct along the way as you need to.
• Check out the Social Media Marketing Cafe for loads of...

You should never accept the word NO or "that's impossible" for an answer in your life or your business.

 In this week's episode:

• I do not want you to ever take the word "no" or the phrase, "It's not possible" as possible answers in your life or your business.
• Those are not possibilities in my life. (I give detailed examples in the episode)
• When someone tells you "It's impossible" it only means that it's impossible for the person talking...it has nothing to do with YOU, your life, or your business success.
• Everyone I knew said I would fail as a business coach.
• I started (and succeeded) anyway.
• Failure is part of success.
• If you truly want to succeed, you CANNOT accept "No" or "impossible."
• Success (an manifesting) requires making a decision plus action.

This week's challenge:

Get in on the Business Fabulous Social Media Cafe and gain access to hundreds of social media strategies, video tutorials, step-by-step pdfs, and much more! 

Have you joined my free...

Being an entrepreneur is no easy task, and that's why the success rate is minimal. In this episode, I get real with a lot of the mental battles I had to overcome in my business.

Note: You may also want to check out episodes 5 and 25  for even more info on mindset.

 In this week's episode:

• I asked my Business Fabulous Podcast Instagram followers if they wanted this podcast episode to be personal or profesh...the vote was overwhelmingly "personal."
• Your thoughts and your mindset have a great deal to do with the outcome.
• If you're thinking about failure...you'll likely see failure.
• I began my business five and a half years ago with no startup costs, no formal business training, no encouragement from anyone, no guidance, no desk or office, and zero online followers. I was also raising my young sons at the same time.
• The difference between success and failure is giving up.
• The most successful entrepreneurs are also the ones who don't give up, aren't afraid to try,...

There are three crucial things that your social media accounts must have in order to attract, compel and convert your online followers and increase online business sales.

In this week's episode:

• Your social media profile (both on personal accounts and business accounts!) must have a current profile photo.
• Your profile does not have to include a professional headshot--but it needs to be professional enough.
• Lead with whatever you're known for and make sure the info. is current.
• Make sure that all of your content (text, image, video, livestream, story, etc.) is valuable information that your audience wants.
• To identify your target audience, feel free to reach out with a DM on social media or email me at [email protected].
• You must know your Ideal Client Avatar in order to know your target audience.
• The more you engage on social media, the more you're training the algorithm that you want to see more of that person's content.
• Poll your audience in a Facebook post or Facebook...

This episode will help you plan out your future business success through gratitude, goal setting, depression, and more. Get ready to take notes!

In this week's episode:

• 65% of people set New Year's resolutions
• According to several research studies, most people abandon their New Year's resolutions by January 19
• If you really want to achieve your personal and professional goals, you need to write them down (I give examples in the episode).
• I detail exactly how to easily map out everything you'll do for your business this year in the episode.
• Keeping a gratitude journal has changed my business and my life.
• I describe how depression has affected me in the episode.
• I thoroughly describe the Next Steps mini-course and how it's designed for busy entrepreneurs who need the blueprint for what to do next to jumpstart their business success in the episode.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Jasmine Star's podcast
• Amy Porterfield's podcast

This week's challenge:

Needing some "next steps" for your...

Beginning each day with gratitude helps create the proper mindset to crush it in business. Find out how in episode 25 of the Business Fabulous podcast.

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Note: This episode was taken from a Facebook Live broadcast.

In this weeks' episode:

On any given day, week, month...growing your business can be overwhelming, confusing, take much more time than you thought and cost you more money.

But leading with gratitude will change all of that.

At least how you walk through each day and deal with it--and THAT is the beauty of gratitude.

For more than a year, I...